Heel or sole edge waxing machine.



T. G. PLANT.

HEEL 0R SOLE EDGE WAXING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26, 1910. V

Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

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[NVENTOR' T. G. PLANT. HEEL 0R. SOLE EDGE WAXIKG MACHINE.

LPFLIOATIOH FILED 1A3. 26. 1910.

Patent-ed Aug. 9, 1910.

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THOMAS G. FLA}.

HEEL OR SOLL Specification of Letters Yatent.

Application filed March 26. 1910.

OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

EDGE WAXING MACHINE.

Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

Serial No. 551.202.

To Hi l whom it win-y reneern:

li it lamiwn that l. Tllultas (l. lmxi. a ritixt-n of the l 'niied States. residing at Boston. in the manly oi Sntl'oik and State. of illzosaehusr-tti have invented an lmprovement in lleel or ole Edge 1 in;- Maehine of whit-h th following :lese-ription. E

in eonnevtion with the awompanyingdrawlugs. is a speeit'ieation. like eharaeters on the drawings repr sentin; like parts.

The invention to be he einafter deseribed relnte t heeland sol:- edge finishing machines. and more partienlnrl to sueh inaehines fer applyin; wax to the heel or sole edges of l t ()l:- and shoes.

The aims and purposes of the present in- \ention are to provide a eemenient. simple and etiiviem t'orni'ot' maehine of the above general harm-lei .t'or applvio; an even film of wax or other mahrial to the soles of.

boots and shoes. 'lhese aims and objects will best be made clear from the following desrription Hull aw-ouipanying drawings of one form of mean for carrying the invention into prartieal etl'eet.

In the .ll'tIWilrLsI-llglll'? 1 is a section on the line of Fig. and showing a maehine embodring features of the pres nt invention: Fig. "2 is a seetion on the line l -l of Fig. l and Fig. 3 is a detaehed detail with parts brolcen out of the wax spreader and reservoir.

The machine frame 1 for sustaining the operative parts may be of any usual or de sired character and be provided with suitable bearings 2. for instance, for a driving shaft 3 which may be rotated from any usual or desired source f power not shown.

Suitably supported from the main frame 49 is the easing tforsurrounding the waxing wheel 5. which may be of any desired or suitable rlnira ter. but which herein is preferably formed oftelt or other suitable material held together by a'screw bolt 6. Fig. passing throu'gfn side elainping plates 7. said waxing wheel. thus formed. being held between the clamping flanges 8. The flanges 8 may be held together ineotipe'rative relation with the waxing wheel proper by means of screw-abraded"connections, as indieated the shaft 12 is sustained in a in F g. 2. and the waxing wheel itself mav be of the general typ set forth in my prior appl eation. SerJNo. 501.919. filed June 14, 190i). in said prior appheation the waxing wheel was defined as forming a wax reservoir by being boiled in wax. and this form of waxing wheel. while not essential to the present invention. has been found to be convenient and praetieally etleetive.

The main drit'ing shaft 3 has an extension 9, Fig. theonter portion of which is t provided with a socket H) to reeeive the pin portion ll of the shaft 12 on whieh the waxing wheel is mounted. The outer end of suitable hearing 13 carried by an arm H projecting: from the casing 4. said shaft 1'3 being longitudinally movable in the beat-in; l3 and normally held in waxing wheel supporting position. as indicated in Fig. 2. by means of a cateh l5 'lllt'lt is adapted to engage an an nular recess 18 in the outer portion of the shaft 12. The easing 4 has an enlarged side opening 17 to permit the enlarged wheel supporting portion 15 of the shaft: 1) to more outward or to the left. Fig.

The casing 4. is preferably formed as a hollow casting. although this form of construetion is not essential and has a heat cireulating recess 19' which not only extends -(:ircumferentially about the waxing wheel,

when the latter is'in ()pe'ratiTe position on its sustaining shaft 12, but al o extends about the side portions of the waxing wheel, thereby to effectively maintain the waxing wheel in proper heated condition. At the upper portion of the easing there an inlet '20, Fig. 1, into whieli a suitable beating mediam, such as steam. may be admittetliuto the circulating passages 19.

From the eonstrurtion thus far deseribed it will be seen that the waxing wheel is substantially einbraeed or inelosed by the heat ing casing or ehaniber 4 upon all portions thereof with the exception of that part of the waxin wheel to which the work is pre-. sented. as indieated in Fig. 1. Of course variation in this res ect may be. made within the true seope of the present invention. as pointed out in the elaiins, but the described form of casing and waxing wheel mounting is convenient and of good practical forni. From the construction thu far described it will also be seen that upon lifting the catch 15 from its engagement with the circular rccess 16, the shaft 12 may be withdrawn to the leftand the waxing wheel be freed therefrom so that the waning wheel may be taken from the front or open side of the casing or heating chamber 4 In order that the waxing wheel may be placed in operative position, it is only necessary to withdraw or move the shaft 12 to the left, Fig. 3, insert the waxing wheel in the casing or chamber 4, then move the shaft 12 into the hearing portion of the waxing wheel and lock it in such position, as indicated by Fig. 2, by means of the catch 15. 4

As well understood by those skilled in the art it is desirable that the waxing wheel shall rotate slowly and substantially at the same surface speed as the work which is presented and turned with respect to the waxing wheel, to. the end that the waxing wheel may lay or roll upon the surface to be treated a thin film of wax. it has been found in practice that a rapidly rotating waxing wheel is often the cause of poor work, because it travels faster than the heel is turned with the result that wax will bank or dam up on different portions of the heel, especially near the breast. with these matters in view, the present invention contemplates means for driving the waxing wheel at reduced speed from the driving shaft 3, and as one means for securing this end the shaft 3 has mounted thereon the pulley 21, Fig. 2, connected thereto by suitable means such as the pin 22. A belt 23 connects the pulley 21 and a large belt pulley mounted on the machine frame 1 at the lower part thereof and the hub 25 of which is formed as a small belt pulley to receive the belt 26 which asses over the pulley 2'? loosely mounted on the reduced portion 9 of the shaft 3. In order that the waxing wheel may be rotated with the pulley 27 at the desired speed, the hub of the pulley 27 is preferably provided with a driving connection for imparting to the waxing wheel the desired motion, such form of connection in the present embodiment of the invention be: ing a pin 28, as indicated in Fig. 2.-

From the construction thus far described it will be apparent that from the high speed of the drivingeshaft 3 a reduced speed of rotation is imparted to the. waxing wheel 5, and that the waxing wheel may be. detached from driving connection with its driving means by simply' withdrawing its shaft 12 outward or to the left, Fig. 2, and another wheel may be readily substituted therefor.

It is desirable from time to time to renew the supply of wax on the waxing wheel.

This is so quite regardless of whether the waxing wheel is itself cons ituted as a raervoir for wax by having been previously boiled therein, or whether it is of the usual type. It is likewise desirable that the wax be evenly distributed over the convex rim of the wheel so that an even distribution of the wax as a thin film may be made to the heel or sole edge. With the above general objects m view the present invention contemplates a combined wax spreader and reservoir which shall have a relatively unyielding edge to engage with the yielding rim of'the waxing wheel to 5 read the wax thereon, and which shall in a dition thereto be capable of supplying wax to the waxing wheel from time to-tirne.w For the best results this wax spreader and reservoir should be heated, and as one means of carrying this feature of the invention into practical effect the following has been provided. The casing or heating chamber 4 atits upper portion is provided with an opening or recess 29, the walls of which are maintained at the desired temperature by means of the beating medium which is assed through the casing or chamber 4. Iii this opening or recess 29 is loosely mounted the combinedwax spreader and reservoir 30, shown on eulargcd scale in Fig. 3. This wax spreader and reservoir is preferably formed of metal and has a web port-ion 31 above which is the reservoir 32 for holding wax, and below which is a iding recess 33 for a. block 34, the lower e go 35 of which is ada ted to ride upon the convex surface of t e waxin wheel. Projecting upward from the bloc 34 are a series of pins or fingers 36 which pass through openings in the web portion 31,

preferably somewhat larger than the diameter of the, pins or fingers 36. These pins or fingers 36 are preferably of substantially uniform diameter, and to prevent the bloc 34 from becoming disengaged from the wax spreader and reservoir when it is lifted from the recess 29 a suitable stop is provided, that in the resent instance bein formed by a screw 3 tapped into the block 34 and passing through the web 31 with its head 38 disposed above said web, the construction, being such that the block 34 is maintained in co-acting relation with the wax spreader and reservoir when the latter is removed from operative position. One wall 39, Fig. 1, of' the wax spreader and reservoir is carried downward and its lower edge is curved in conformity with the convex rim of the waxing wheel, so that it acts as a. spreader to spread the wax uniformly over the surface of the wheel as the latter rotates beneath it.

From the construction thus far described it will be apparent that the spreader is m the form of a weight. loosely mounted in the recess 29 or other snitahle' guiding device, so that its wax spreading edge In may come in Contact with tlw convex and rclativi-lv yielding surface of the waxing wheel. and it will also he apparent that the spreader will he maintained in a suitably heated condition so that its wax spreading capa ity shall he maintained. At the same time the. heated condition of the wax spreader and reservoir 3:1 maintains the wax conlaincd in said rcservoi r in a liquid state so that a the waxing whtel rotates heneath the wax spreailcr,

the block )1 will he moved up and down slightly to enable snllicient liquid wax to pass downward through the. openings. in the web 31 into Contact with the surface of the waxing wheel. The pins 36 and the hlock 34 may not always be essential to the etl'cetive operativeness of the wax spreader and reservoir, but these derives are foundconvenient as a'means for keeping the openings: whieh lead from the reservoir to the waxing wheel clear of obstruction so that proper quantities of wax ina'y at all times pass to the surface of the waxing wheel. edge 40 of the ax spreader itself act as a means for spreading the wax on the waxing wheel, but the concaved edge of the hlock ll-l will likewise coi perate. to this end. hvionsly also the etleeiivem'ss of the wax Spreader, that is its hearing force. upon the fare of the waxing wheel, may he angtnented, if desired. by nit-ans of a spring 41, Fig. lhalthongh this is not usually essential. The waxing wheel which may he of the usual type. as ln-reinheforc noted. and which is prefcrahly surroumled hy the usual or desired flexible cover, may at times heroine coated with a too thick covering of wax, and as it is essential that a film or thin coating of wax only he applied to the work, means are providedior scraping surplus wax from the waxing wheel on such orcasions. As one means to this end there is projecting upward from the lower part of the casing or liealin; chamhcr l a scraper 42, Figs. 1 and 2. which may he in the. form of an edge or plate secured to the raising or heating chamber and which is ol the general contour of the convex rim of the waxing wheel.

Disposed helow the heating chamhcr or casing 4 and properly sustained by the machine frame through the inediinn of a bracket 43 is a chamber 44 for supporting a supply of'waxing wheels 45, preferahly two, and maintainingthem in heated eondition ready to he placed in operative position. This chamber 44 may he suitably heated, as indicated in Figs. 1 and by carrving the heating medium for the casing or chamber 4 downward to snitahle conduits 46 formed in the walls of the ehamher 1H,

the lower wall or Hour 47 of the several com- Not only will the.

port -15 and the several rompartnicms he appr priately closed hr :1 door hung on the. pintlcs 50. as indicated in Fig. 2.

ln .oriler to catch the surplus wax thatmay he discharged from the waxing wheel in use or from the reserve waxiu; wheels. there is provided at the lower portion of the handler ll a tank 51 which may he formed as a drawer and suiiahl sustained h the, guides 5:2. Fig. 2. the construction being such that when it has heroine suhstantially full of wax. the reservoir 51 may he removcd and its contents discharged. L ading t the rcservoir 51. as indicated in Fig. l. there is a chute 33 adapted in i'iecive thesnrplns wnx as it is scraped from the waxing win-cl. either by the scraper L3 or as it is discharged from the resume waxing wheels in the chamher =l-l. the constinction living-such that the surplus wax shall he properly collected in the reservoir 1. thereby preventing waste and accumulation of wax on thc floor and ahoul the machine.

From the construction dcsrrihed it will he apparent that the waxing wheel may he readily attached to or discount-vital from its driving medium. and that the supply of wax upon its surfa e may he. maintained uniform throughout its operation. the wax spreader and reservoir serving to supply and spread the wax upon the surface of the waxing heel. Zlhtl the scraper 42 serving, when the amount of wax-coating hccomes too great, upon the waxin; wheel. to scrape oil the surplus and maintain an even and uniform supply of wax. it will also he apparent. that the wax spreader and reservoir will he maintained in a desired healed condition t cause in wax spreading cdgc ll) to act must cilia-livid upon the relatively yielding surface of the waxin; wheel rim, and to maintain the wax in the waxing reservoir in suitable liquid condition to pass through the openings in the web ill onto the rim of the waxing wheel.

in order that the spreader or hlock 30 and the assm-ialcd wax reservoir 2) may not drop from the nidin means. such as the recess or opening 29 in the casing, when the waxin; wheel removed. suitahle means, such as the stops 05, formed hy the outward flaring upper edge of the spreader, are provided. the tamstrnction being such that while the spreader is loosely retained in its guide or opening :2!) and rests by its weight upon meet the upper edge of the openin or reoes 29. Obviously any suitable orm 6f stop may be employed for this purpose.

Modifications may of course be made in the details without departing, from the of which spirit of the invention, the S00 is definitely set forth by the claims.

What is claimed is: r

1. In a heel or sole edge waxing machine, the combination of a waxing wheel having a yielding rim, a casing or heating chamber partially surrounding said waxing wheel, a wax spreader having a relatively unyielding wax spreading portion to bear upon the waxmg w ieel rim, and a scraper to scrape from and mm surplus wax.

2. In a heel or sole edge finishing machine, the combination of a waxing wheel having a yielding rim, a wax spreader having a relatively unyielding rim engaging ortion to spread wax on the yielding rim 0 the waxing wheel, saidspreader bein provided with a wax reservoir, for holding liquid wax, means for heating the spreader and wax reservoir and means to supply wax from said reservoir to the waxing wheel.

3. In a heel or sole edge finishing machine, the combination of a waxing wheel having a 'ielding rim, a loosely mounted wax sprea er having a relatively un ielding wax spreading ortion and sustaine by the yielding rim 0 the waxing wheel, a heated wax reservoir, and means for transmitting wax from said reservoir through the spreader to the waxin wheel.

4. In a heel or see edge finishing machine, the combination of a waxing wheel having a yielding rim, a casing or heating chamber partially surrounding the waxing wheel, a wax spreader having a relatively unyielding wax spreading portion resting upon and sustained by the yielding rim of the waxing wheel, a wax reservoir, means for transmitting wax from said reservoir through the 5 reader to the waxing wheel, and a scra r ibr scraping surplus wax from the rim 0 the waxing wheel.

5. In a heel or sole edge waxing machine, the combination of a waxing wheel having a yielding rim, a wax spreader having a relatively unyielding wax spreading portion and rovidedwith a wax reservoir or holding Fiquid wax, means for maintaining the waxing wheel spreader and reservoir heated, and means for supplying wax from the reservoir of the spreader to the rim, of the waxing wheel.

6. In a heel or sole edge waxing lnachine, the combination of a waxing wheel having: yielding rim, a casing or eating cham r partially surrounding said waxing wheel, a wax spreader having a relative] unyielding wax spreading portion and owned as a weifiit to rest upon therim of the waxmg wax on the wax reservoir formed as part of said spreader, means for heating the reservoir to maintain the wax in liquid condition, and means for transmitting the liquid wax from the reservoir through the spreader to the rim of the waxing wheel.

8. In a heel or sole edge waxing machine, the combination of a waxing wheel having a yielding rim, a spreader having a relatively unyielding edge portion to rest upon the yielding rim of thewaxii-ig wheel, said spreader being provided with a wax reser voir, and a heated wall disposed about said spreader to maintain it hot and the wax in liquid condition.

9. In a hel or sole edge waxing machine, the combination of a waxing wheel having a yielding rim, a casing having a heating chamber extending about the waxing wheel and open at its front, said casing being provided with an opening or recess, and a combined spreader and wax reservoir movable in said opening or recess and having a relatively unyielding edge for spreading the yielding rim of the waxing wheel.

-10. In a heel or sole edge waxing machine, the combination of a waxing wheel, a spreader having an edge to bear on the rim of the waxing wheel and provided with a wax reservoir, said spreader and reservoir being mounted to move freely as the waxing wheel rotates relative thereto. a guide for holding the spreader in position that its edge may bear upon the waxing wheel and spread the wax thereon as the waxing wheel rotates, and means for effecting gravity delivery of liquid wax from the reservoir of the spreader to the waxing wheel.

11. In a heel or sole edge waxing machine, the combination of a waxing wheel, a spreader having a portion to bear upon the waxing wheel, to spread the wax thereon, a wax reservoir disposed above the spreading portion of thewax spreader, said s reader and wax reservoir being freely mova le m a direction toward and from the waxing wheel as the latter rotates relative thereto, and conduits leading from the reservoir to the waxing wheel..

12. In a heel or sole edge waxing machine, the combination efa' waxing wheel to apply a film of wax to "s 'edzeel or sole of a boot or $1100. and a wax sprvadm' having. :1 am tiun tu vngagtand s n-vat] the wax m1 thv waxiir; \vhuvi. aid ll'PidiPI' being lHtWitikii \ith a ax rwrrvnir and nnnmtvd l'ul t n-u nmumn-nl inward and t'rmn the axis uf the waxingdict-i In t-nnfnrin in thtvarvin; radial iilil4il 'ifitl$ of aid \vIa-vl as it rntatw.

1 3. Ina IlvOi or Suit will! waxing nun-hint.

Th vumhinatinn of a v'axin wheel to appiv a Iiim of wax tn thu hm-I or 010 of a hunt in shut. a wax s n-vadvr having a pnrtiun tn (n t-i159 an prvad thv wax un thv waxin \\'i:t\i. aid spruznhr living provided with a wax ItH'IX'UiI'. and a gravity wax {00d frnm thv riw-rvnir of thv IIHIItiPI' t0 thv waxin; \Yiltti.

H. Ina ifl'ti m xnhvdgt \vaxin; marhinv. the vunihinatinn (it a waxing whvu] having a )iuiding rim. a Tm sprvadi-r having a pnrl't' i'\'uil im' wax and a wax sprvading edge in vligamthtrim nt' thv waxing win-v]. and a nmrahiv him-i; dixpua-d at muidv ut thv s u -riding tgv ui' tilt wax ]Ht;l!h!: and aring; (in thn rim of tizv waxin; whvcl.

15. In a in-vi n'r nh ((igU waxin; mat-hint. the anhinaiion m a waxin; wlwoi for applying '1 him hf wax tn the heel or solo (if a hunt or l1m. int-am fur hvatin; thn waxing whm-I. a hmwiji' ninnntt-d hhu'k havin; an t-dgt purtinn to hear npun and xjn'vacl -wax on the rim )5 tin, waxing whmai. and

wax resvrvnir pruvidrd with wax feeding means to LiLiiYtl' Liquid wax to thv rim of the waxing whit-i.

1H. Ina iPi'ii or win t-dge waxing llHHiliilt. thv manhination of a waxing win-vi for a ii ving a tihn (V wax to thv iltti m snh- (if a hunt or hnu. imam fur heating thu waxin;' \vhwi. a hum-iv nmnntvd him-I; having an Ldgv pm-tinn to iivai npun and s n-cad wax on the rim of thv waxing \vlar-I. and a Wax rvwrvuir pruvidvd with .wax feuding lav-ans n deiivcr iimsid wax to the rim of th waxing win-Pi, said him-h and wax rtwr vnir hcing inaintainwl in htatud ((mdiiiutt if; tin meanii for heating the waxing wheel. In a vi nr Shh edge waxing min-him, he rranhiw-itinn nf a waxing whm-I having a yividiag r .11 \VJXEIH'tiUiLI' having a por- 'tion in him nnnn and prcad wax an the Vivid H111 run (if the waxing whet-I. and a him-"i: hm: mnnP-"tvd tn the spraadvr and hmzring n mn the rim of thu waxing Wilt'Pi.

IS. In a h rl mmin vdg'iwaxing mat'hinv.

the rmnhinatinn Of a waxing Wiltti having a yioid n rim. :1 t'mnhinvd wax nigadur and wax rvsvrvnir formed as a loosely IfiUHlllt'ii him-i; havin; a portion to hr-ar npun and snrvad wax on tin. yielding rim of tin wax ng wiaw-I. (-nndnits leading from the rvsvrvnir to mppiv wax to the rim hf the waxi- \ViWOi. and means to maintain said czindniu fri-P of ohstrut'tiun.

In a heel or sole edge waxing machine,

i the vuiii iiiiizitinii Ufa waxing \Viitki having a \'HI(IH); rim. 2. i-ninhinvd wax prvadrr I and wax riw-rvuir. wax t' lhitiit. lvatiing frnnt i Ila :1--t-rvnir ti mphly I -nnd wax to the gwaxing whet-I. and a Ilinvi; hraring ii -14m I thv naxin whuvi and pruvirh'd with a f nhlLPiIiij ihv t-nn-Ihiih t'rv-t' than fiilll'l'aU- tnni.

iii. In a hm-I or sale edgv waxing machine. tho mmhinatiun of a waxing whvul having a yielding rim, a t-umhinud wax spreadvr and wax YQNXIUiI fm-mvd as a lanai-iv mnuntt'd him-k having :1 pnrtiun to hi-ar npnn and *pread wax (in the. vivldin; rim 0f the waxing 'iit'Pi. and meanx for heating the waxing when! and the CUhliLIHUI spreader and wax 1'L t!'\'i. it.

21. In a ht-cI Hr solu edgt. waxing niavhinv. Hacnnihinatinn of a waxing win-e1 fur implying" a tihn of wax. a raising having a heat *iliitlliti' vnlirviv finrrunnding sa id waxing: whwal oxl'vpr at thh from, a til'iYitiL shaft and rmhn-timi weed connections hc twu-n said v hai't and the waxiny, whuvI to z'utatiit at l ftilltfid spcfiih and nit-aim purllliilitrg the \vhcvi sustaining prirtinn ut' aid s iiatt tn hc muvvd cndwisv tn dia-ngagtlhv waxing whvvi and permit it in in' rcnnvved ii an thifront opening" in tlnsaid casing.

22. In a ht-Pl ur sole (tlflt' waxing mahill-3. the mmhinatinn )f a waxing wht-a-I fur appiving a tihn of wax to that hi-ui :nh (If a hunt or shine. a casing having a. heatin .vhznnhgr HIITKHITHHIXQ' said waxing whm-i t-xsept at \hv front. a hhwi; HXSIIIEIH'II I v and having an rdgtream npnn the rim of the waxing whrvi whv" in iimitinn. .-hat': fur anflaining and driving Hi0 waxing! win-PL Ihtiths u-rnntiing i-naiwiw ninvt'im-n utthe haft in witinh'aw itruin tin! awn ng win-vi. and lamin to ni-wi ii) him-I; 5mm dropping when thi: wheel is renamed.

2 3. in a law 1 'i)it: Him: waxing niathine. thtz-mnh .itimi of a axing whvvh a driving shaft for tirivin; the taxing what-I and for pvrmitiing it to he r gdaz'mi, and a rasing having a heating ("iitlifli l partly sin-- rnnud-ing the waxing when! z and hav ins a vhamhar fut'jimihtltf'ii g a rcsrrve: waxing wheel in iitutfiii rt'mtiitinn for use.

.24. In a heel or sole edge waxing machine, a waxing whe mvans for auppiying liquid wax thr-retn and for gprvading the wax over the rim of the waxing when], a scraper for rvinnving snrphis ax train the' waxing whuei, and a rucr-ptacle for rerviving the surplus wax scraped from the waxing whoa-l.

25. In a ill'ti HI 5019 edge waxing mairhine, thv t-uiabinatiun of a waxing wheel for appi ving a film of wax to the heel or 5019 (if a bout or shoe. a casing having a waxing wheel, a spreader and wax reserheating chamber partly surrounding said i'oir disposed above the axis of the waxing wheeland maintained in heated condition to supply liquid rax to the waxing wheel and spread the same over the rim of the waxing 5 wheel, and a scraper disposed at the lower pres-t of said casing to remove surplus wax m the waxing wheel.

26. In a heel or sole edge waxing machine, the combination 10 havin a. yielding rim, sprea mg edge and mo of a waxing Wheel a block having a unted to rest. upon 4 THOMAS G. PLANT. Witnesses ANNA L. I-IAGGERTY, ALFRED H. HANDLEY. 

